Dream Walker: Feng Shui Master Bai Ya

Shang Muchen didn't know which unit the old man who was speaking belonged to, but he just didn't want to offend him.

He quickly stood up, bowed slightly, and said with a smile, "Hello, leader!"

"Good! Good!" The old man waved to him, gesturing for him to sit down, then turned to the short, stocky middle-aged businessman opposite him and asked, "Mr. Wu, is the young man next to you your son?"

The middle-aged businessman said with a forced smile, "Sir, this is my son, Wu Biao."

Biaozi, quickly greet the leader!

The guy nicknamed "Shorty" immediately stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute, bowed deeply, and shouted in a very loud voice, "Greetings, Leader!"

"Good! Good! Haha! This young man has spirit."

Mr. Wu, does your son also practice boxing with you?

"That kid is such a waste, spoiled and lacking in training!" The man called Boss Wu shook his head repeatedly, his face full of disdain.

"Good! He's still young, take your time practicing." The old man turned to his fourth uncle and asked, "Shang Lao Si, is your nephew also learning 'Qi observation' from you?"

"He's learning, he's still a bit green, but he's putting in a lot of effort. Sooner or later he'll be able to stand on his own," Uncle Si said proudly, raising his head.

Shang Muchen felt guilty, thinking to himself, "Fourth Uncle, you're really praising me. What do I know?"

"Good! Good! Now that you have a title, you must have some skill." The old man nodded repeatedly, smiling as he said to Shang Muchen, "Young man, shall I test you?"

Shang Muchen panicked immediately, but glancing at his fourth uncle and then at the short man staring at him menacingly, he knew he couldn't back down. He gritted his teeth, nodded, and said, "Boss, I will fully implement your instructions. Please give me the questions."

"Wow? Not bad, young man, you know how to talk! Good! Good!" the old man said, rummaging in his pocket until he pulled out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes, placed it on the table with the opening facing himself, and asked,

"Young man, let me test you. How many are left in this box?"

Upon hearing the question, before Shang Muchen could react, his fourth uncle was dumbfounded. He quickly smiled and said, "Boss, the question you asked is a bit difficult."

We men practice observing qi, not seeing through things...

"Shang Laosi, it's just a game, a game at the dinner table, don't take it so seriously."

"It's just a guessing game. It's okay if you're wrong. Just treat it as a game."

The old man's words were soft yet firm, and he glanced at his fourth uncle with a slight sideways look. Shang Muchen instantly felt a kind of oppressive force, like that of a high school dean of students.

Fourth Uncle immediately wilted, his face full of forced smiles, and dared not say anything more.

Shang Muchen was indeed a bit dumbfounded.

When he encountered Lu Mingdi and his group before, he did indeed achieve X-ray vision, but he didn't know how he did it.

But right now, at this dinner party, there's no way we could possibly pull off something like X-ray vision!

Shang Muchen broke out in a cold sweat, his mind racing—

Shang Muchen! Your brother told you, you're the pinnacle of human intelligence! You can definitely do it!

Think of an idea! We're sure to come up with one!

Almost everyone at the table stared at Shang Muchen, and the room fell silent.

The old man in the middle had a meaningful smile on his face, and his fingers tapped lightly on his cigarette box.

The old man on the left had a gloomy face and looked unhappy. His eagle eyes were almost shooting light as he stared intently at Shang Muchen.

Only the beautiful woman in black to the old man's right was nonchalantly fiddling with her nails, not looking up at the others.

Think about it! Think about what the old man wants to test!

It's definitely not testing perspective; that's too absurd!

It's definitely a brain teaser!

Shang Muchen examined the cigarette box; it was a bit dented, so it definitely wasn't full.

Four? Five? None?

It's not that there weren't any; the old man pulled them out of his pocket. If he didn't have any, he would have thrown the cigarette pack away long ago.

But if it's a riddle, maybe it really isn't. When he took it out of his pocket just now, he fiddled with it for a long time. Could it be that he poured all the cigarettes out beforehand?

Want to take a gamble? Just say you don't have any?

"Young man, did you figure it out?" the old man asked with a smile.

Shang Muchen steeled his resolve and honestly said, "Boss, I can't tell."

I originally wanted to just guess a number and give it a shot.

But I think that as a feng shui master, I should be responsible for what I say.

Clients make decisions based on what I say, and it would be wrong for me to talk nonsense and cause them losses.

Therefore, if I can't do it, I can't do it; if I can't see through something, I can't see through it. I will never make up a few words to fool people.

My skills are limited; I've never studied perspective, so I can't tell how many there are at all.

"Haha! Good! Good!" The old man laughed heartily, tapping the table twice with his index finger, seemingly very satisfied with Shang Muchen's answer. "Young man, it's excellent that you can tell the truth!"

Young people should be honest and not try to be clever.

Deceiving others only deceives yourself. If you want to go far and steadily, you must work diligently and be an honest person.

He picked up the cigarette pack, turned it upside down and shook it; the cigarette pack was indeed empty!

The old man reached into his pocket again, pulled out a few cigarettes, threw them on the dining table, and said with a smile, "I emptied the box beforehand."

Shang Muchen was filled with regret. He had clearly thought that the box might be empty, so why didn't he take a gamble?

Just then, the old man's sudden words startled Shang Muchen.

The old man said to the three Japanese soldiers in suits sitting at the table, "Did you guys see that?"

This kid has absolutely no X-ray vision!

"You're saying you were spied on by someone with clairvoyance during your transaction, and you're blaming this child? That doesn't make sense, does it?"

What happened?

What does that mean?

Was this a setup specifically for me?

In an instant, cold sweat poured down his back, soaking it completely.

Shang Muchen was extremely frightened.

What a lucky accident! Luckily I told the truth!

Even if I guess the empty box correctly, who knows what other tricks might be waiting for me later!

Good heavens, did those Japanese devils actually discover that I had used X-ray vision on them before?

Good heavens, who are these people?

The martial arts world is truly terrifying!

Shang Muchen tried his best to maintain a calm, ambiguous smile as he looked at the other people at the table.

The three Japanese soldiers nodded to each other and whispered a few words. The middle-aged man in the middle, with a heavy colonel's accent, spoke up: "Sir, we were overthinking it."

You are very wise, and we greatly admire your thoughtful consideration.

"Alright, alright. Since that's the case, you have nothing to worry about. Go home now." The old man nodded, then turned to the woman in black on his right and said...

"Qingdai, take Mr. Ashiya Renzaburo to the airport tonight."

The woman in black smiled and nodded.

The old man turned to his fourth uncle and said, "Shang Laosi, your nephew is better than you!"

You old rascal, you talk a lot of nonsense, you never tell the truth.

The young man is so honest. I think he's a good guy, and I have high hopes for him.

Bai Ya? Shang Muchen? I'll remember you. Not bad, good!

"Thank you!" Shang Muchen stood up and bowed slightly.

He didn't dare ask who this very imposing old man was, but seeing his fourth uncle's humble attitude, Shang Muchen wisely showed great respect to the old man.